Ashley's Law: Justice for Vulnerable Adults | Texas News

Texas News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 5, 2026 · 2m

A Utah family is fighting for justice after a horrific assault on their daughter Ashley, a 31-year-old woman with Rett syndrome, was captured on hidden cameras installed to monitor her seizures. Her stepfather, Brian Kenneth Urban, pleaded guilty to multiple felonies including rape and forcible sexual abuse, but Utah law doesn’t mandate minimum sentences for adult victims — even when they’re mentally incapacitated. Ashley’s mother, Paula, now leads a crusade to change that, pushing for “Ashley’s Law,” which would require courts to consider mental capacity when sentencing rape cases involving…